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Aura Investors offloads UK student housing asset
Aura Investors has sold its purpose-built student accommodation building in Liverpool to a joint venture of Tristan Capital Partners – via its CCP 5 fund – and Bricks Group for £110 million
INVL expands solar footprint in Romania
INVL Asset Management has agreed to acquire 6 Romanian solar projects with a combined capacity of 102.7MW
Step forward for Irish offshore wind farm
Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta – a JV between Macquarie’s Corio Generation and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan – has completed geophysical surveys on the 450MW Sceirde Rocks Offshore Wind Farm off Carna’s coast, Ireland
Berenberg backs Polish solar portfolio
Renewables developer Green Genius has secured financing for the construction of a 69MW solar park portfolio in Poland
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Romanian competition authority to rule on telco deal
Telecoms EuropeThe Romanian competition council is assessing the proposed acquisition of Ines Group – one of the largest independent telecoms businesses in the country – by Cloudsys Telecom SRL
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Bids submitted for Greek port
Transport EuropeThe Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund has confirmed the receipt of 2 bids for the Alexandroupolis Port Authority, which is to be developed by means of a 67% majority stake sale
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Plenitude invests in Italian, Spanish renewables
Renewables EuropeEni’s wholly-owned subsidiary Plenitude has acquired a 65% stake in developer Hergo Renewables from Italy-based shareholder Infrastrutture
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Iberdrola, Solvay partner for French solar
Renewables EuropeIberdrola and chemical company Solvay have teamed up for the development of a 65MW solar PV project to provide electricity to Solvay’s operations in Tavaux and Saint Fons in France
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Subsea clean energy MoU signs
Renewables EuropeBaker Hughes has signed an MoU with 2 Scottish technology companies to identify integrated wave energy and subsea storage solutions
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Enefit Green to acquire 2 Estonian solar projects
Renewables EuropeEnefit Green has agreed to acquire Estonian solar developer Rääbiste Põllud
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EWE, GMH ink solar PPA for steel industry
Renewables EuropeEnergy supplier EWE has signed a PPA with GMH Group to supply its largest electric steel plant in Georgsmarienhütte, Germany, with solar power
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Green light for Mill Rig Wind Farm
Renewables EuropeBanks Renewables’ planning application to build Mill Rig Wind Farm has been approved by the South Lanarkshire Council
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EXCLUSIVE Zeplug acquisition – details emerge
Renewables EuropePrivate equity investor Intermediate Capital Group has acquired an equity stake in French electric vehicle charging company Zeplug
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EXCLUSIVE IM out for Swedish district heating assets
Renewables EuropeEON has issued the IM for its district heating businesses in Sweden
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FRV reaches FC for Spanish solar cluster
Renewables EuropeFotowatio Renewable Ventures – part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy – has reached financial close on the 123MW Carmonita Norte solar PV cluster in Extremadura, Spain
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ABO Wind reaches FC for Finnish asset
Renewables EuropeABO Wind has reached financial close on the 87MW Pajuperänkangas Wind Park in Finland, raising a debt package from German bank NordLB
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FCP rebrands to CPCS post merger
Transport EuropeUK-based rail advisory firm First Class Partnerships has been fully integrated into new owner CPCS and will now operate under the parent company
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HSBC AM to wash hands of thermal coal
Mining EuropeHSBC Asset Management will phase out its involvement in listed coal-fired power and thermal coal mining assets
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Greek shipping businesses set to merge
Transport EuropeThe creditors and shareholders of Greek maritime transport company Attica Holdings have reached an agreement with the creditors and shareholders of Cretan coastal shipping firm ANEK Lines to acquire its business for €80 million, plus the payment of ANEK’s loan obligations